ve
Norwegian Nynorsk
interjection
Definitions
- woe!
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse vei (woe) derived from Proto-Germanic *wai (woe, expression of grief).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*wai
Gloss
woe, expression of grief
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- lamentari Latin
- guai Italian
- guaio Italian
- wee Dutch, Flemish
- οὐαί Ancient Greek
- *wai Proto-Indo-European
- *wáy Proto-Indo-European
- *wai Proto-Germanic
- mod Norwegian Nynorsk
- vemod Norwegian Nynorsk
- wa Old English
- weg-lā-weg Old English
- wā Old English
- vei Old Norse
- væla Old Norse
- ve Danish
- wē Old High German
- 𐍅𐌰𐌹 Gothic
- אוי וויי Yiddish
- *wē Old Dutch
- wēmōt Middle Low German
- ve Old Swedish
- *wai, *wē Frankish